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China threatened to cancel key trade talks after UK minister’s Taiwan visit in June
Exclusive: diplomats had to scramble to contain fallout with Beijing after Douglas Alexander’s trip to TaipeiC…
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Sewage in drinking water blamed for at least 10 deaths in India’s ‘cleanest city’
Hundreds hospitalised in Indore after public toilet built above water pipeline appears to have let sewage into…
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‘A place of darkness and light’: the uninhabited Japanese island that became a rabbit paradise
Once host to a poisonous gas research facility, Okunoshima is now an Instagram-friendly tourist destinationThe…
- Animals, Asia Pacific, Conservation, Endangered species, Environment, India, South and Central Asia, Thailand, Wildlife, World news
What makes an elephant abandon her calf – and is it a growing problem?
A helpless baby elephant has won the Thai public’s sympathy but her case has shed light on the pressures facin…
- Education, Global development, Pakistan, South and Central Asia, Women's rights and gender equality, World news
‘I wasn’t allowed to study, but I will make sure no girl in this village hears those same words’
Health worker Naushaba Roonjho was ostracised by her family in Pakistan for wanting to work but now she is cam…
- Asia Pacific, Culture, Dance, Drag, LGBTQ+ rights, Māori, New Zealand, Society, Transgender, World news
Strike a pose: vogue balls go mainstream in New Zealand
Led by Māori and Pasifika queer communities, the counterculture has gone from performing in lounges and clubs …
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Kim Jong-un’s daughter visits state mausoleum, fuelling speculation she will be next North Korean ruler
Kim Ju-ae has been making increasingly prominent appearances in state media over the past three yearsThe daugh…
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‘We are always living in fear’: inside Myanmar’s ‘sham’ election
Myanmar’s military rulers are holding the first elections since the 2021 coup, and life in the country’s bigge…